This scholarly journal article talks about a study that was done to show the effects of multiple intelligences used in a ninth-grade English as a foreign language classroom. This study took place in public schools in Irbid/Jordan and consisted of four ninth-grade sections. There were two male and two female sections. A reading comprehension test was constructed, and the results showed that there was a significant difference in the students reading comprehension because of the teaching strategies, but there was no significant difference in the students reading comprehension because of the student gender. Reading comprehension is important for every students learning and is an important skill, especially in a language course. In Jordan, one of the most important objectives of teaching English is to make sure that students read and understand what they are reading. To check for understanding, teachers have students answer comprehension questions after each reading. Students should be able to make evaluations, solve problems, and analyze what was being read. Since all students learn in different ways, teachers must find the right strategies to fit diverse learning styles. In order to achieve the
skills necessary such as student metacognition, comprehension strategies, and higher-order thinking skills to respond to open-ended questions, multiple intelligences strategies need to be incorporated into every classroom language (Jallad and Abdelrahman, 2008). According to Howard Gardner, multiple intelligences is the endorsement of three propositions ) we are not all the same, 2) We do not all have the same kind of mind and 3) Education works most effectively if these differences are taken into account rather than neglected (Jallad and Abdelrahman, 2008). The study that was conducted is an attempt to fill the gap between theory and practice. For each student to succeed, it is the teachers job to provide every student with different bits of intelligence to learn. The research was also done with middle-school Kuwaiti Children. Three fifth-grade classes with about 30 students in each class were part of this study. By using multiple intelligences there was an increase in reading comprehension. This source is vital to my research project because it shows the importance of multiple intelligences and gives evidence that teachers should include different teaching strategies within their classrooms.